Seasoned Yoruba actress, Funmilayo ‘Ijewuru’ Ogunsola, died on Monday at her Ibadan residence.
A family member, Adebisi Ogunsola, broke the news on Facebook on Monday.
The deceased, who was famously known as Mama Ijewuru, was loved for her deaf-like display in movies.
The deceased was the fourth wife of the late veteran Yoruba actor, Ishola Ogunsola, a.k.a. I Show Pepper’s five legal wives.
Her husband was one of the founding members of Association of National Theater Arts Practitioners.
His contemporaries include Jimoh Alihu, Charles Olumo, late Afolabi Afolayan (Jagua), Femi Adeyemo aka Babangbalife. He died in 1992.
Support PREMIUM TIMES' journalism of integrity and credibility
Good journalism costs a lot of money. Yet only good journalism can ensure the possibility of a good society, an accountable democracy, and a transparent government.
For continued free access to the best investigative journalism in the country we ask you to consider making a modest support to this noble endeavour.
By contributing to PREMIUM TIMES, you are helping to sustain a journalism of relevance and ensuring it remains free and available to all.
TEXT AD: To place an advert here . Call Willie - +2348098788999
![The APC Presidential Campaign Rally is happening in Sokoto. [PHOTO CREDIT: Twitter handle of The Buhari Centre]](https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2019/01/Fullscreen-capture-1232019-105657-AM.bmp_.jpg?resize=75%2C75&ssl=1)
JOIN THE CONVERSATION